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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1320, 20 August 1886, Page 2

The steamer "Wanaka, about which much nnxipty has been felt during the past few days, arrived at Lyttelton at half-past ten this morning.' The North Canterbury Board of Education has accepted a contract for work at the Master’s house, South Bakaia School. The householders of Westerfield baring asked that a school might bo established in that district, the Board of Education bts resolved “ That the usual course be adopted, viz., that a petition should be submitted containing the necessary detailed information.”

At a largely attended meeting of the Auckland Eugby Union last night the following resolutions were carried r—(1) “ That the Secretary bo instructed to write to the Secretary of the Wellington Union, asking for an apology for the statements which appeared in the Wellington newspaper reports of the match Auckland v Wellington, with reference to the umpire, Mr Cotter. (2) Tha* an apology be obtained from the Poneke Club by the Wellington Union for their action in hanging tho Auckland umpire in effigy.’’

Intelligence has been received by tho Shaw, Savillo, and Albion Company’s agents that after the completion of contracts by May next tho Company will only charge three halfpence per lb for frozen meat by steamers.

News from Derby, dated August 3, received by tho s.s. Haurota, states that an officer has airived from Mount Barrett. Ho reported (ill diggers were One party had 92ozs, another 20ozs, and others averaged from sdwt to loz daily. Over 1000 men were on the ground. Good water and feed are plentiful for the whole distance, which Sergeant Troy covered.in seventeen days. In returning ho met 2GO men, 210 horses, and 100 drays and waggons, and also barrows well on tho way. One man, named Marriott, had been speared by the natives. Tho diggers retaliated by killing four of the blacks, and

wounding others. The medical officer quarantined the Triumph, on account of there being one case of scarlalina on j board. .The Now Zealanders refused to submit, and they seized tho ship’s boats and went ashore. Pratique was then granted. A collision, which fortunately was not attended with any serious consequences, occurred,; on tho Wellington-Masterton Bailway line A at Petono yesterday morning between a passenger^train and engine and throe empty trucks, which by some means came out from a siding just as the train was passing. One empty truck was thrown oil the lino, and the other two bad their bottoms forced up by the violence of the jerk. The accident only delayed the traffic for about a quarter of an hour.

Furthcr/lotaila to hand with reference to th e landslip at Pigeon Bay show that the whole of Messrs Hay Bros., Annandale Station, has been swept away. Mr Thomas Hay heard the slip coming about 0.15 a.m. on Wednesday. He called his men to take out the four children. Mrs Hay also had to be carried. They ran as fast as they could for the road. Mr Thomas Hay stayed to see all out of the house, and then ran himself, the slip nearly overtaking him. Another slip followed, shifting the chimneys and setting fire to thehouae, and some time afterwards a third slip carried away the whole of the buildings Into the sea and creek. The slips came from the top of the range about miles from the house. The beach and the bed of the creek are strewn with debris, and about twenty men were working yesterday picking up what they could oni of (he silt. Mr Hay estimates his loss at £BOOO. The house, woolshed, and outbuildings, were insured in the South British Office for £2600.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hakatere Town Board was held last evening. Present—Messrs Mayo (Chairman), Andrews, Orr, Hunt, and Fawcett. The Chairman submitted a statement showing position of accounts between the Board’and the Wakanuj Bead Board. A Committee was appointed to revise the rate roll. Mr Orrjwas appointed a member of the Finance Committee,l and the Chairman and Messrs Hunt and Fawcett were appointed a Works Committee. It was determined to advertise the .intention, of the Board to'strike ajrate of one-balf penny in the pound, and Mr Fawcett gave notloe that he would move at next meeting that the Board should meet once a month in place of once a fortnight. After the transaction of a quantity of routine business the Board adjourned.

The following circular, dated Sydney, August 9th, 1886, has been forwarded by Mr W. Fleming, Chairman of the South Pacific Petroleum Company, to the shareholders:—“Your Directors have much pleasure in informing you that at a depth of 1140 ft payable oil sand has been reached, which Mr Weaver, the contractor, estimates will yield as at present (the bore being only one foot into the sand) from fifty barrels (200 gallons) per day,|and when another 6ft or 10ft are bored, the yield may be large. Farther operations have been suspended until the arrival’of the necessary appliances for pumping, and tanks for storage of the oil, which have been ordered from San Francisco. A supply of 4Jin drive pipes Is also being procured, the latter being required to case the bore some 40ft between the bottom of the 6-inoh pipe and sand strata, to shut oft caving which has been troublesome. The oil-tanks ordered are the ones usually used in America, and have a total capacity of 1000 barrels (40,000 gallons), whiob your directors deem sufficient to demonstrate the permanency of the supply. Pumping should commence early in November.” A counter petition is being signed urging Mr Dargaville not to resign his seat for Auckland City West. He addresses the unemployed in the City Hall on Saturday evening to explain his Parliamentary action to them.

The Premier leaves Wellington for the South to-morrow, and Mr Reynolds will follow in a few days. None of the other Ministers are leaving Wellington at present. At yesterday’s meeting of the North Canterbury Board of Education, Mr Saunders stated that the ohoioe of the Appointments Committee was very much restricted through people of education believing that it they bad not certificates they could not be appointed as teachers. Mr Saunders wished it : to be understood that where applicants lor appointment as teachers were in other respects suitable, their '.not possessing certificates would be no bar to their being appointed.

An entertainment was given in the Old Men’s Home on Monday evening last. In spite of the rain those who bad promised to take part in the entertainment were to the fore. Mesdames Crisp, Thomas, and Claridge Misses McNair and A. Gates, and Messrs Brooks and Claridge, and the Eev E. B. Otway contributed to the entertainment. Mr Fox heartily thanked their entertainers on behalf of the inmates for a very pleasant

evening. At yesterday’s meeting of the North Oanerbury Board of Education the Chairman brought before the Board the case of.the Hinds Committee. There bad been a ;little dispute, and the Committee bad resigned all but two. The Board bad ordered a new election, but no one bud attended the meeting. The result was that only two of the Committee were left, so that there was no quorum. The only mode of dealing with the difficulty was to appoint a Commissioner. %n opinion was read from the solicitors of the Board, advising that it should declare the seals of the two members of Committee vacant, and call a fresh election of the whole Committee. If the householders then declined to elect the Committee, the Board could appoint a Commissioner. It was resolved to adopt the course advised by the solicitors. The Timaru Ihrahl says :—There is but little fresh to report concerning the attempted Wife-murder case. The police have, wa underlain!, got the case well forward, and on Monday intend to call a very large number of witnesses. It is rumored that accused's counsel, if it be necessary, will ask that the committal be made to Oamaru.

A return of bonuses or money paid to Government during the last financial your in excess of votes of the House showed that the total sum was £0715, of which the Postal and Telegraphic Department had £2735, and tho Survey Department £1546. No other department had as much as £IOOO, and several had nothing. The Referee devotes an article this morning to the “ Eooket case” of which we have already made mmtioh. After reciting the particulars of the case our contemporary says: —We cannot see on what reliable grounds anyone can contend that the i Coß3<i2e was not, to all intents and purpor 80, (ba original

race run over again at the proper distance set down on the card. One of the Club’s officials —the starter—was to blame for the mistake of dismissing tho field from .the \. .ong post, and, apart from the legal aspect of the case it seems very bad foim for the Club to seek to get out of paying the whole stake, by sheltering themselves behind an error

made by one of their officials. They even

refuse Mr Hammond's offer to refer *ho ease to the Canterbury Jockey Club's Committee and abide by the decision of that body. As we have said, the case is unique ; wo should doubt, in fact, if a parallel can be found in the annals of racing in any part of *he world. This being so, it would bo interesting for tho disputants’to bo fort'fied by more *'ian one opinion. What do they say to subD -: tting the case to tho Victoria Baoing Club, and Aus-

tralian Jockey Club, in addition to tho Canterbury Jookey Club, and abiding by the decision of the majoiity.

At a meeting of the shareholders of tli Bed Hill (Big Bay) Mineral Company, hold in Christchurch last night, reports were received from Mr Durward, who has had charge of a prospecting party, and Dr Hector, who analysed the specimens. The former did not give a very encouraging account of the prospects of the district as a goldfield, and the latter had not found any gold by his;analysis. Among the specimens were asbestos and chromio iron. Dr Hector arrived at the conclusion that the character and prospects of the district were analogous to 'he Dun Mountain mineral belt, lying to the east of Blind Bay, Nelson. The shareholders resolved to hold another meeting to consider the desirableness

of further prospecting the Big Bay district. The,Very Eev Count Le Mgaant Des Chcsnais, who is to preach, the Catholic Jubilee, will arrive in Ashburton to-morrow, and will officiate on Sunday in the Catholic Church, and in the evening w 'l deliver one of his popular lectures on Rethought. The Jubilee, as announced, will begin on Sunday, the 29th instant. The Bev Father Cbaatagnon will not visit Bakaia on that Sunday, and all the CathoPoa from ‘he country districts are requested to attend the Jubilee at Ashburton.

Referring to the stoppage of the Timaru Woollen Factory the Timaru Herald says:— The company has no pressing creditors; is perfectly solvent, as there is material in stock, and uncalled capital sufficient to more than wipe off all liabilities; but the mill ceased work because it was not clearly seen where the next fortnight’s wages wpre to come from fox the employees. Ever since the mill began the profit and loss account has been drained to pay demands which had no business, in the proper course of things, to be made upon it. Since the mill has been started, as most of our readers know, it has done splendid work, and from a financial statement shown us it would appear that the mill will pay handsomely.